This placement would suit... anyone with an enthusiasm for teaching and a desire to learn!
 With placements based mainly in the semi-rural Akuapem Hills, but also available in Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi and sometimes in more remote rural areas, English teaching opportunities in Ghana are many and varied. Most of our placements are in Primary Schools in and around the traditional, Akuapem Hills area, about an hour north of Accra. You'll generally be asked to take the timetabled English classes for a range of ages. Your encouragement, praise and some good-fun lessons are often all that are needed to spark an interest in the language and a desire to try harder. Your friendly Ghanaian teaching colleagues act as supervisors and ensure that you feel happy with your classes. They will generally have a good command of the English language themselves which will make your life that much easier! Rural placements are available if you wish to do your placement somewhere that little bit more remote. All we request is that you are prepared for slightly more basic facilities in your host family's accommodation. We are very eager for our volunteers to gain experience of this sort, living in a smaller community and helping out at schools that would otherwise miss out from the benefits a volunteer teacher brings. We also work with several primary and junior secondary schools which rely almost completely on our volunteers for English-teaching. These schools allow our volunteers to also teach a range of other subjects to younger children including basic literacy, maths, art, drama and music.
In fact, French, geography, music, sport - particularly football - drama, art, and many other extra-curricular subjects are always welcome additions to the curriculum in most of our placements. Provided you can offer the basic provision of conversational English lessons, our partner schools are keen to let you develop the children's' interests in other areas too. If you have an interest in IT then you could teach some basic computer skills on our IT Project in Ghana. Just tell us what you're good at and we'll place you accordingly. Whatever your skills, as a volunteer in Ghana you will make an important contribution and your time away will be something you remember for the rest of your life.
 Our users say...
"Definitely the best time of my life... I absolutely loved my time in Ghana and there isn’t anything I’d change about my placement" - Christina Dawkins.
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